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The drone attack, said to be on a dock where drugs were being prepared for loading on boats, represented a further escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against Nicolás Maduro. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/trump-venezuela-drone-st…

Iranian leaders face pressure over a currency collapse and threats of possible military strikes from Israel and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear activities. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/iran-protests-currency-inflation-universitie…

The U.S.-led negotiations have made some progress, but still face fundamental challenges, including over security guarantees to counter future Russian aggression. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/us/politics/trump-zelensky-putin-ukraine-russia.html

First came the scorched boat. Then the mangled bodies. Then the packets with traces of marijuana. Now, fishermen fear the ocean that feeds them. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/world/americas/trump-boat-strikes-gulf-of-venezuela-wreckage.html

The U.S. president said after a meeting at Mar-a-Lago that a deal was “maybe very close.” But a joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal appeared unfinished, as Russia rejected several ideas. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/us/politics/trump-zelensky-peace-ukraine-putin…

The train was carrying around 250 passengers and crew members on a cross-country route linking the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly 100 people were injured. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/world/americas/mexico-train-crash.html

Our culture and lifestyle editor looks back at the year’s top pop culture moments. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/world/best-of-culture-2025-trump-zelensky-lemurs-madagascar.html

Days after a bombing at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area, members of the religious minority in Syria demonstrated for better protections. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/world/middleeast/syria-protests-alawite-two-killed.html

The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/world/asia/myanmar-election.html

New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/us/politics/venezuela-trump-maduro-oil-boat-strikes-immigration.html

The 72-hour cease-fire could pave the way for an end to the fighting, which has killed dozens and displaced thousands over nearly three weeks. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/asia/thailand-cambodia-cease-fire-border-war.html